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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2023

Basna

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Winner — 2023

Sampat Agrawal
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 57.5%INC 38.1%9 others 4.4%
Votes
1,08,871
57.8% share
Winning margin
36,793
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
84.3%
of 2,24,581

Basna is a safe seat — Sampat Agrawal won by 19.5%.

Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2018 vs 2023

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Sampat Agrawal
BJP
BJP (NDA)
1,08,87157.8%
2
Devendra Bahadur Singh
INC
72,07838.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,4430.8%
4
Arvind Pradhan
IND
1,2710.7%
5
Dr. Anamika Paul
JCCJ
1,2460.7%
6
Ajay Ratre
GGP
1,1930.6%
7
Prahallad Bariha
IND
8260.4%
8
Sunil Sonwani
JAC
4930.3%
9
Jagdish Sidar
HMR
3200.2%
10
Rameshwer Chauhan
AJP
3100.2%
11
Sadanand Sahu
BSCP
2910.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 3.9% · max 21.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
13th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
62nd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.8%INC 38.3%OTH 3.1%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,32,754
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,790 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population27.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 97.6%Other 2.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity82.8%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated82.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate70.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.5%
Clean cooking fuel30.4%
Health insurance76.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Milk Based Product

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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